Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre was 0.0487 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0487 1000 USD per square kilometre
Change on year
up 264.0%
World rank
143rd
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.0858 1000 USD per square kilometre
in 2019
All-time low
0.0007 1000 USD per square kilometre
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone is 0.0487 1000 USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 264.0% on the previous year and up 66.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.0858 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1962.
That places Sierra Leone 143rd out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0011 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0007 1000 USD per square kilometre | -32.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0007 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0019 1000 USD per square kilometre | +160.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0021 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0021 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0017 1000 USD per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0014 1000 USD per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0021 1000 USD per square kilometre | +47.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0019 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0018 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0019 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0023 1000 USD per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0023 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0023 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0023 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0023 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0162 1000 USD per square kilometre | +591.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0162 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0162 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0139 1000 USD per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0125 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0125 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0125 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.003 1000 USD per square kilometre | -76.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0016 1000 USD per square kilometre | -44.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0065 1000 USD per square kilometre | +295.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0071 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0039 1000 USD per square kilometre | -46.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0058 1000 USD per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0121 1000 USD per square kilometre | +109.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0047 1000 USD per square kilometre | -61.4% |
| 1993 | 0.008 1000 USD per square kilometre | +70.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0096 1000 USD per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0009 1000 USD per square kilometre | -90.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0033 1000 USD per square kilometre | +261.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0045 1000 USD per square kilometre | +37.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0051 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1999 | 0.005 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0095 1000 USD per square kilometre | +90.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0095 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0047 1000 USD per square kilometre | -50.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0122 1000 USD per square kilometre | +160.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0147 1000 USD per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0147 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0059 1000 USD per square kilometre | -59.5% |
| 2007 | 0.009 1000 USD per square kilometre | +50.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0096 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0125 1000 USD per square kilometre | +29.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0118 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.026 1000 USD per square kilometre | +119.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0235 1000 USD per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0293 1000 USD per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0287 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0418 1000 USD per square kilometre | +45.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0212 1000 USD per square kilometre | -49.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0209 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0424 1000 USD per square kilometre | +102.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0858 1000 USD per square kilometre | +102.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0507 1000 USD per square kilometre | -40.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0624 1000 USD per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0134 1000 USD per square kilometre | -78.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0487 1000 USD per square kilometre | +264.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.0487 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0187 1000 USD per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.0487 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0431 1000 USD per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +591.1% | 0.0023 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0162 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1987 | +295.8% | 0.0016 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0065 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 2023 | +264.0% | 0.0134 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0487 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1996 | +261.5% | 0.0009 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0033 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0015 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0007 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0021 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.005 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0018 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0162 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.009 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0016 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0162 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0059 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0009 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0121 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0102 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0047 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0147 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0331 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0118 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0858 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0438 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0134 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0624 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 140 Equatorial Guinea 0.058 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 141 Burundi 0.0572 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 142 Vanuatu 0.0512 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 144 Zimbabwe 0.0451 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 145 Australia 0.0443 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 146 Senegal 0.0435 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Sierra Leone
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.232 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone?
- Printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone was 0.0487 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0858 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre?
- Sierra Leone ranks 143rd out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Printing and writing papers — Import value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Printing and writing papers — Import value ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Printing and writing papers — Import value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Printing and writing papers — Import value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.